Undertaker&#39;s operating table



E. OCASEK UNDERTAKERS OPERATING TABLE Filed March 9, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Edward Utas J},

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E. OGASEK UNDERTAKER s OPERATING TABLE Filed Marn 9, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 19, 1936 e FriE UNDERTAKERS OPERATHNG TABLE Edward Ocasek, Chicago, 111., assignor to The Undertakers Supply Co, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 9, 1934, Serial No. 714,799

3 Claims.

My invention relates to undertakers operating tables and has for its principal purpose the provision of an addition to such tables to aid in preventing any liquids or foreign matter suspended therein from splashing 01f the table.

In these tables, the central portion is usually raised so that the surface slopes downwardly toward the sides, and along the side edges there are troughs leading to one end of the table. The drain openings are at the ends of the table, and I find that when the liquid drains off it runs down to this end so rapidly that it is impossible to keep it from going over the end of the table even though the drainage end is only a little bit lower than the other end.

I provide means for preventing this splash-over which may form a part of the table and which in certain forms may be attached to existing tables without changing their structure.

I will describe my invention further by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein- Fig. 1 is an elevation of a table embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section of a portion of a table;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 3 illustrating a further form of the invention;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 3 of a further modification; and

Fig. 8 is a plan view illustrating a further modification in which the anti-splash device consists 35 of a pair of flexible members; and

Fig. 9 is a cross section of a further modification.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the

table top I0 is usually mounted upon a base H.

40 These tables usually provide for adjusting the table to make one end higher than the other as desired, and to adjust the table to the most practical level for working. In some cases, these tables may even be turned up substantially on end 45 in which case my invention is even more necessary than with the horizontally arranged table.-

Along the sides of the table, suitable grooves or depressions such as shown at E8 in Fig. 4 serve to direct the washing fluid to the drain at 15.

56 These tables are usually of either a cast or sheet metal enameled to give a very smooth surface, and the liquid running down the side trough such as I8 is apt to splash over the end and spill on the floor if there is even a small difference in elevation between the two ends of the table.

In order to avoid this difiiculty, I provide a recurved splash shield 2!! which, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, is cast integral with the table and which really forms an extension of the rim portion I9 of the table. This splash shield 2!], it will be noted from an examination of Figs. 2 and 3, is turned so that any liquid tending to ride upwardly when it hits the end of the table is thrown back and downwardly upon the table surface and thus prevented from running off the table until it reaches the drain opening I5. The degree to which the table is tipped, therefore, does not make any difference when my invention is applied to the table so far as preventing the liquid from running over the end is concerned. The splash shield 20 is carried forward at its opposite ends as indicated at 2| in Fig. 2 so as to direct the liquid inwardly from the corners and thus prevent splash over at the sides.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown here an attachment which is to be applied to tables where the rim portion I9 is not provided with an integral splash shield. In this form, the splash shield consists of an elongated member 22 of sheet metal or other suitable material having the mounting portion 23 and the recurved portion 24 for directing the liquid back onto the table top M. A gasket 25 of any suitable material such as rubber or cork lies between the portion 23 and the rim l9, and the splash shield is held in position by suitable screws 26 or by spot welding or other suitable fastening means. The function of the shield is, of course, the same as described above.

Now in order to provide for those cases where it is desired to apply the shield without injury to the existing table surface, I provide a shield which is readily attachable to an existing table. This shield is shown in Fig. 7 at 2'! and consists of a member of molded rubber or other suitable material having the splash preventing portion 28 curved over like the portion 20 in Figs. 1 to 4. It then has the lip 29 for resting on top of the table rim l9. The shield is provided with the depending hook portion 38 which hooks around the lower free edge of the rim l9, the portions 29 and 39 serving to firmly secure the shield in place.

A further modification, which is not so satisfactory but which may be used, consists of the two flexible rubber sheets shown at 3| and 32 in Fig. 8. These are really corner members and are simply slipped over the corners so as to overlap as shown, and they are fastened together beneath the table with a suitable strap device if desired.

In Fig. 9, I have shown a cross-sectional view of a table top H! which has the sides 33 and 34 curved over to provide splash shields at the sides as well as at the ends. One of the end shields is shown at 35. Thus the splash shield extends entirely around the table top. This form of the invention prevents any splashing at the sides as well as at the ends of the table.

From the above description, it is believed that the construction and advantages of this device will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An undertakers operating table having a raised rim portion and a raised surface inside said rim portion and. provided with drain troughs adjacent the rim portion and separating the rim portion from said raised surface and an outlet opening at one end, means for preventing the liquid running down said troughs to the outlet from splashing over comprising a splash shield extending back over the trough portion from the rim and curved downwardly so as to direct any liquid moving up on the rim back down over the trough and onto the raised surface.

2. In an undertakers operating table having a raised rim portion with a raised surface and provided with drain troughs adjacent the rim portion and an outlet opening at one end, means for preventing the liquid running down said troughs to the outlet from splashing over comprising a splash shield extending back over the trough portion from the rim and curved downwardly so as to direct any liquid moving up on the rim back down over the trough, said shield comprising a molded rubber member having a flexible lip portion overlying the rim portion adjacent the trough and a hook means hooked over the free edge of the rim.

3. An undertakers operating table having a raised central portion surrounded by a drain trough and having a drain opening, said table having its periphery curved upwardly and inwardly to prevent liquids from splashing over the edge of the table.

EDWARD OCASEK. 

